2. Why is the narrator not allowed to ride her bike to work?
(a) The Matron does not want her nurses sweaty.
(b) Her bike is broken.
(c) She has a heart condition.
(d) The roads are too dangerous.

3. What space was used to create the Maternity/Fever ward?
(a) A storage closet.
(b) A gymnasium.
(c) A large lounge.
(d) A classroom.

4. Why do the nurses have to bundle the Maternity/Fever ward patients?
(a) There is no chimney for a fire.
(b) They must be kept modest.
(c) There are cracks in the walls.
(d) They are feverish.

5. With whom does Julia live?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her aunt.

6. What does Dr. Lynn call the condition that Ita has, regarding her leg?
(a) Swollen leg.
(b) Broken leg.
(c) Black leg.
(d) White leg.

7. Julia says that if a lesson is not taught right or at all, who can you blame?
(a) The school.
(b) The student.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The administration.

8. What is NOT a clue given that Delia is in early labor?
(a) Constipation.
(b) The bloody show.
(c) A high fever.
(d) Baby’s positioning.

9. What causes Delia to hemorrhage?
(a) She has to have a c-section.
(b) Her placenta detaches too quickly from her uterus.
(c) She tears in delivery.
(d) She births only half the afterbirth on her own.

10. What phrase does Bridie say under her breath that makes Julia smile, because it is also Tim's phrase?
(a) It is was it is.
(b) All's well that ends well.
(c) Everything's arsewise.
(d) Everything's gone awry.

11. Who is Julia Power’s ward nurse, whom she replaces?
(a) Sister Finnegan.
(b) Sister Mary.
(c) Sister Luke.
(d) Sister Eileen.

12. What is the result of Tim’s injury?
(a) He cannot write.
(b) He cannot walk.
(c) He is mute.
(d) He cannot see.

13. After Delia wakes from the sedative, why does Julia want to get her up in a seated position?
(a) So she can let her know what has happened to her and her baby.
(b) So she can dress her.
(c) So she could feed her.
(d) So her uterus could drain.

14. In what does Julia put Delia's stillborn baby?
(a) A bag.
(b) A shoebox.
(c) A crib.
(d) A casket.

15. Why does Dr. MacAuliffe leave before delivering Delia’s baby?
(a) He is not feeling well.
(b) He is nervous about delivering a baby.
(c) The doctors are all stretched thin.
(d) His shift ends.